LEON (Mexico) - The pairings and schedule for the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 Semi-Finals are now confirmed following the successful conclusion of the Quarter-Finals in Leon, Mexico.
Semi-Finals
The Semi-Finals will all take place on Saturday July 20 at the Domo De La Feria in Leon.
July 20
USA v France - 17:30 Local Time (23:30 GMT)
France finally broke out of their slump and the U16 Women's EuroBasket 2023 champions. Now, they find themselves against the defending U17 Women's Basketball World Cup champions, USA, who have been on a tear in Mexico.
This is a rematch of the Final in 2018 where USA won 92-40. USA are not undefeated against France in youth-level competitions, but the last and only time they lost to the French was by one point in 1993 before going on a 13-game winning streak between these two teams.
Spain v Canada - 20:30 Local Time (2:30 GMT on July 21)
Spain and Canada are among the top three teams in scoring, field-goal percentage and assists along with USA, so it's no surprise they both find themselves among the last four teams in contention.
Aside from Spain having the advantage over Canada in the assists category, the European side have also never lost to Canada so far in their last 10 encounters in youth-level competitions - including the three most recent U17 Women's Basketball World Cups in 2022, 2018, and 2016.
The complete FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 Final Phrase bracket can be found here.
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